question for southern growers

sergeant69 · March 21, 2014

as production stops in mid summer due to the heat in south texas, and I guess other southern states, if I put a shade cloth (50% maybe) over my 30' row of cages would that solve the heat problem with my indeterminates? maybe a foot or so higher than the plants tops. maybe w/a small fan at one end of the row? another killer here is a constant hot breeze/wind that blows in off the coast so I put up a 6' privacy fence this year on the south west side of the garden. back to the shade idea. anyone tried it? thanks

March 21, 2014	#1
sergeant69 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: south texas Posts: 203	question for southern growers as production stops in mid summer due to the heat in south texas, and I guess other southern states, if I put a shade cloth (50% maybe) over my 30' row of cages would that solve the heat problem with my indeterminates? maybe a foot or so higher than the plants tops. maybe w/a small fan at one end of the row? another killer here is a constant hot breeze/wind that blows in off the coast so I put up a 6' privacy fence this year on the south west side of the garden. back to the shade idea. anyone tried it? thanks